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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 502772
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2012-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 1666
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water levels have dropped considerably. Access remains difficult. The NW parks section is not open to casual visitors. Bushwillow remains private land . A highlight was encountering a small flock of Greater Flamingo. Highlights also included an early, or overwintering, Wood Sandpiper & two pairs of SA Shelduck.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		190
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1340
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		3990
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1470
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10Possibly Breeding
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		210
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		250
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3180
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		400
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		140
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		270
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		710
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		60
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		400
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		230


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